Finding Your Way With the Support of Others With Hep C
Learn how support from friends and family, professionals, online communities, and blogs can help you manage life with hepatitis C. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - October 31, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rolling the Dice: When You Ignore Hep C
Understand the complications of untreated hepatitis C, and learn why early treatment is so important. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - October 31, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Caring for Your Mental Health When You Have Hepatitis C
Depression and anxiety are common in people with hepatitis C. Find out how to boost your mental health while you manage your infection. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - October 31, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Taming the Emotions That Come With Hepatitis C
The emotions that accompany a hepatitis C diagnosis can be overwhelming. We sort them out and tell you how to deal with them. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - October 31, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Biohazard accidents, harmful elements to the wellness of healthcare workers, and their risk factors - Tejada-P érez JJ, Herrera-Burgos MR, Parrón-Carreño T, Alarcón-Rodríguez R.
BACKGROUND: For healthcare personnel, biohazard accidents pose a significant risk to their health. These exposures can enable the transmission of pathogens such as Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). OBJECTIVE: To indi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 31, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Hep C: Should You Share Your Diagnosis?
Whether or not you tell people about your hepatitis C is your decision. If you want to tell folks about it, but don't know where to start, read on. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - October 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Black and Asian infected blood victims feel let down, inquiry told
Witnesses say medical staff did not believe they were infected with hepatitis C in the UK. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - September 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hep C, HIV Coinfection Tied to Higher MI Risk With Age Hep C, HIV Coinfection Tied to Higher MI Risk With Age
In people with HIV, coinfection with hepatitis C is linked to an 85% greater risk of myocardial infarction with every decade, in a new analysis.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - September 21, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
HIV + Hep C Coinfection Not Tied to Increased Type 1 MI Risk
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21, 2022 -- For people with HIV (PWH), hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection is not associated with an increased risk for type 1 myocardial infarction (T1MI), but the risk with increasing age is magnified for those with versus without... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 21, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Infected blood transfusions killed 1,820 in UK, study estimates
Study estimates 27,000 people were infected with hepatitis C in UK after surgery in 1970s and 1980s. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - September 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Getting patented meds on NLEM list an uphill battle says committee member
As many as 34 new drugs were added and 26 dropped from an updated list of essential medicines.For the first time patented drugs like anti-TB drugs Bedaquiline and Delamanid, anti-HIV Dolutegravir and anti-hepatitis C Daclatasvir are also a part of the NLEM 2022 and their prices are set to get cheaper. Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya released the revised NLEM on Tuesday. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - September 15, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Nigeria: More Than 11 Million People Inject Drugs Globally - Report
[Premium Times] The UN report added that approximately one in eight people who inject drugs lives with HIV while half live with Hepatitis C. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 6, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Hepatitis C Meds Linked to Improved PTSD Symptoms Hepatitis C Meds Linked to Improved PTSD Symptoms
The combination of the antiviral medications glecaprevir and pibrentasvir may improve posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in patients with comorbid hepatitis C, new research suggests.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - September 2, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
HCV-Positive Kidney Allograft Survival Just as Good at 5 Years
(MedPage Today) -- Transplantation of kidneys positive for hepatitis C virus (HCV) resulted in outcomes that were statistically no different than with uninfected kidney transplants, a retrospective U.S.-based cohort study indicated.
No significant... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - August 26, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Few Hepatitis C Patients Receive Timely Treatment: CDC Few Hepatitis C Patients Receive Timely Treatment: CDC
An effective cure exists, but experts say insurance restrictions remain a barrier to care.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 12, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
